KAREEM -- A TEAM PLAYER

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the all-time leading scoring with 38,387 points. He won an NBA record 6 MVP awards. But more importantly to him is the fact that he won 6 NBA championships. He still holds many UCLA records but what he cherishes is three NCAA titles. In high school, his team won 71 consecutive games. He is obviously one of the greatest players to have played the game, but he is also one of the games greatest "team players." The following is a testament to his attitude and why he and his teams were so successful:

“I don’t get a big charge out of being

the leading scorer. The object of

competing is winning. I just try to do

what has to be done for us

to win. That might be anything at

the time — defense, rebounding,

passing. I get great satisfaction

out of being a team player.”

-KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR-
NBA Hall-Of-Famer